Not sure if I'm the right teacher for you? We can chat for 30 minutes; I'll assess your level on the CEFR while you work on your English. 

* Please don't book trial or instant lessons for your children without contacting me first. *

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When booking your trial lesson be sure to check your italki messages for a Needs Analysis. This will allow me to know which lesson category you're interested in, and will assure that your trial lesson is addressing your Language Learning Goals right from the start!

If you're booking an Instant Lesson: If you've looked at my lesson categories please tell me which category you're interested in, and I will show you lessons from that category. If you're interested in booking more of my lessons I'll send you a Needs Analysis after the instant trial lesson. If you haven't looked at the lesson categories we'll quickly browse through them and assess which category is best for you!

I am looking forward to meeting you and helping you achieve your Language Learning Goals!

Select here for a short needs assessment and mutual introduction. Let's get to know one another and what you need from your English lessons.

As an instructional designer and Chinese language teacher. I'm passionate about how people today are learning, about advanced digital technology and authoring tools, as well as various cultures. My view of teaching Chinese aims not just to master the traditional “four skills” through accuracy and fluency, but to develop students' intercultural competence and critical thinking. Except for language itself, my success depends on whether my students equipped to speak their minds with confidence and to ask critical questions about their own and other cultures. Therefore, my goals as a Chinese language teacher are to foster students’ awareness of the Chinese language and culture and to help them gain communicative competence in the Chinese to become competent global citizens.

Do you want to improve your professional or business English skills? Do you need help finding that new job or preparing for interview? Or do you just need want to improve your English language skills more generally? Then you have come to the right place!

Hello, my name is Alexander, but you can call me Alex. I am a CELTA qualified teacher from London, England. I taught English during 2019 in London but now I live in Valencia, Spain. I have taken a two-year sabbatical from my career working as an HR professional in the UK Government team that supports the Prime Minister. I have a masters degree in Human Resource Management and lots of experience conducting interviews at a high level, along with coaching and mentoring. I have been an English language teacher for the past two years and specialise in teaching student professional English Language skills and preparing for job interviews as well as teaching general English Language skills such as grammar, writing, speaking and vocabulary. I am looking forward to helping you develop in your career and achieve success in your next job interview.

I offer the following lesson types - 
•  Preparation for job interviews
•  Professional English for the workplace
•  Advanced vocabulary building
•  Advanced language lessons

All of my lessons focus on correcting your mistakes and helping you improve quickly.

My qualifications and experience - 
✔ CELTA - University of Cambridge - 2019
CELTA is the gold-standard course for teachers of English as a foreign language and required by the top language schools in the world
✔ Masters Degree in Human Resource Management - 2016
University of Aston Business School, UK
✔ Bachelors Degree Psychology and Biology   - 2010
University of Leicester, UK
★ Experienced English Language Teacher 
★ Human Resources professional with 6-years' UK Government Experience
★ Preparation lessons for all types of job interview
★ CV/Resume and LinkedIn preparation
★ Professional English for the workplace

This lesson will allow us to get to know each other and also allow me to determine how I can best help you on your language learning journey.

A one-off session to discuss your goals, provide you with a clear and professional assessment of your needs and a clear plan for language improvement. I can provide you with a mock speaking test or check a piece of writing with you and offer you an assessment of your current level. You will be provided with a set of notes to take away

Hello! My name is Colton Bishop, and it would be a privilege to lead you through one of my trial lessons. Get a feel for my teaching style which, for now, will be exclusively structured around the development of your conversational skills! Receive ever-important pronunciation feedback, explore new topics and vocabulary, and master the when & where of using those pesky idioms when you book a conversation lesson with me today!

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